M.S. in Health Informatics
As the debate on health care reform continues, greater attention is now focused on the value of health informatics in reducing health care costs, increasing access and improving the quality of health care services.
Gain the skills and training you need to integrate advanced digital technologies into the field of healthcare and effectively use electronic data to improve the efficiency of healthcare services.
Learn how you can apply health informatics to improve the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes of diseases and reduce the occurrence of medical errors.
As a student in the M.S. in Health Informatics program, you will benefit from
- A dynamic curriculum that reflects current industry standards and principles.
- Practical experiences that allow you to apply health informatics principles and policies to a variety of settings.
- Valuable input from industry leaders, health informatics experts, national policy makers and researchers.
- In-depth training on health information systems management procedures; quality assessment and improvement; legal, regulatory and ethical issues related to health information management systems; and the business and financial aspects of health informatics.
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Completion Requirements
- 36 semester credits
- Courses (30 sem. cr.)
- Practicum (3 sem. cr.)
- Scholarly Project (3 sem. cr.)
Time to completion varies by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call your enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Curriculum
The program’s courses are delivered in a prescribed sequence.
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester Credits |
| Semester 1 | ||
| HINF 6100 | Introduction to Health Informatics | 3 |
| HINF 6115 | U.S. Health System | 3 |
| Semester 2 | ||
| HINF 6130 | Information Systems Management | 3 |
| HINF 6145 | Nature, Structure, and Representation of Health Information | 3 |
| Semester 3 | ||
| HINF 6160 | Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues | 3 |
| HINF 6175 | Quality Assessment and Improvement | 3 |
| Semester 4 | ||
| HINF 6190 | Project Management | 3 |
| HINF 6205 | Research and Program Evaluation | 3 |
| Semester 5 | ||
| HINF 6220 | Leadership, Organizational Behavior, and Change Management | 3 |
| HINF 6235 | Health Care Information Technology Business and Finance | 3 |
| Semester 6 | ||
| HINF 6550 | Practicum | 3 |
| HINF 6560 | Scholarly Project | 3 |
Course Descriptions
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